The challenge taken on in this book is to confront a division that has separated Europe by an Iron Curtain for over 40 years. The contributions deal with the hi

This volume examines the legacy of the East–West divide since the implosion of the communist regimes in Europe. The ideals of 1989 have largely been frustrate

Cold War history has emphasized the division of Europe into two warring camps with separate ideologies and little in common. This volume presents an alternative

It can seem as though the Cold War division of Europe was inevitable. But Stalin was more open to a settlement on the continent than is assumed. In this powerfu

Considers the complications of race, religion, sexuality, and gender in Europeanizing from below